Colin Greening News

Jason Spezza, top left, had been out of the Ottawa Senators lineup since undergoing back surgery in late January.

The Ottawa Senators will try to avoid falling into a 2-0 hole in their second-round series tonight when they face the Pittsburgh Penguins at the CONSOL Energy Center.

Sidney Crosby had his second career playoff hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Paul Martin and Chris Kunitz scored power-play goals and Pascal Dupuis added his sixth goal of the playoffs and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday.

Watching hockey is no quiet endeavour. And, when your team has made it past one foe and is on to the next, on its way to the Stanley Cup, words - both yelled and muttered - take on a new sense of urgency.

Paul Martin and Chris Kunitz scored power-play goals and Pascal Dupuis added his sixth goal of the playoffs and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday.

Now that the Senators season has been wonderfully extended into the second round of the playoffs , it has breathed life into the hope that top centre Jason Spezza will return to the lineup sometime soon.

The beginning of the schedule for the second round series between the Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins has been released, and the teams will kick off action on Tuesday night in Pittsburgh.

Senators' Colin Greening checks Canadiens' Brandon Prust into the Bell Centre boards during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarter-final series.

Sure, the Canadiens had injuries. Sure, Craig Anderson stood on his head. Sure, the Habs outplayed the Senators for stretches.

Still not sure what to make of the Ottawa Senators' 3-1 series lead over the Montreal Canadiens? Here's what it's meant historically.

The storyline going into it was retribution. Game three saw an avalanche of penalty minutes, and a continued war of words between coaches, and everyone was expecting this game to pick up where that one left off--especially with the return of Senators defenseman Eric Gryba , who served a two game suspension for a hit on Lars Eller , to the lineup.

What follows is how the legend of Jean-Gabriel Pageau was born. Eager to put Game 2 behind them, the Senators made two line-up changes ahead of their first home game of the playoffs.

After two spirited tilts at the Bell Centre, the Canadiens and Senators will make the two hour drive down Highway 40, and then the 417, to ScotiaBank Place.

In this Feb. 13, 2003 file photo, Ottawa Senators' forwards Chris Neil and Colin Greening are watched closely by Montreal Canadiens defencemen Raphael Diaz and Josh Gorges during NHL action in Montreal.

New York Rangers forward and Fermeuse native Ryan Clowe carries the puck against Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Brandon Manning, -a SAssociated Press/Canadian Press file photo There will be at least one Newfoundland-born National Hockey League player advancing to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs this season and a crack at bringing Lord ... (more)

Jakub Voracek scored the winner, Steve Mason made 43 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers closed out the season with a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.

Next time you see a linesman wave a player out of a faceoff circle, instead of just shouting "drop the damn puck", you might want to consider the circumstances by which it happened.

Lads and Lasses, boys and girls, welcome once again, to must win territory. After a Saturday trouncing by the Toronto Maple Leafs the Senators were in dire need of a win tonight to help finalize their spot in the Playoffs.

After clinching the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Pittsburgh Penguins can turn their attention to getting healthier in time for the start of the playoffs.